Archives - 18 July 2017, Tuesday

A Singaporean artist's graphic novel has topped the list of nominations for the Eisners, the Oscars of the comic book world. Sonny Liew tells the BBC about the challenges he faced in making the book, which has been criticised by the Singaporean government for "potentially undermining"...

In July 2016, Michelin shocked the culinary world when they awarded two coveted Michelin stars to Singapore hawker vendors. This was the first time in Michelin history that Asian street stalls were awarded the coveted star. Michelin stars typical honor fine dining and expensive restau...

“There’s no better place than Singapore to do a deep tech startup, particularly anything involving cryptography.” So says Brijesh Pande, founder and managing partner of the Tembusu ICT Fund , a Singapore-based software-focused venture capital fund. Admittedly, he has a vested interest...

awards are one of several annual consumer-focused rankings covering the airline industry. In May, JetBlue and Southwest airlines scored top ratings in the annual J.D. Power customer service satisfaction survey of North American carriers. A month before that, Alaska Airlines took the t...

Human travelers are much more likely than stowaway mosquitoes to import illnesses like Zika, yellow fever, malaria and dengue to a new part of the world via airplane, researchers say. Based on calculations of how many mosquitoes get onto commercial aircraft, how many are infected and ...

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Singaporeans love flowers! In the past few years, we have seen the opening of many flower shops and online florists, each with their own niche and style. With so much choices, it is easy to feel torned between which florist to go to for flower delivery for special occasions. Fret not,...

A Singaporean artist's graphic novel has topped the list of nominations for the Eisners, the Oscars of the comic book world. Sonny Liew tells the BBC about the challenges he faced in making the book, which has been criticised by the Singaporean government for "potentially undermining"...

BERLIN (AFP) - At least 547 boys at a German Catholic choir school suffered sexual or physical abuse in what victims have likened to "prison, hell or a concentration camp", said an investigator releasing a final report on Tuesday (July 18). The Regensburger Domspatzen ("Cathedral Spar...

His two youngest children accuse their brother, the current prime minister, of betraying their father’s wishes to demolish the house after his death. They say he abused his power for political capital and to ensure his own son’s dynastic rule. The leader argues he wants to honor Lee’s...

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GENEVA: A couple that disappeared in the Alps 75 years ago has been found preserved in a receding glacier, ending decades of uncertainty for their seven children, Swiss media reported Tuesday (Jul 18). The bodies were found lying near each other in the Diablerets massif in southern Sw...

Gab Marcotti believes Inter Milan are under pressure to sell Ivan Perisic and Manchester United are willing to wait for a fair price. Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic has been named in the club's 28-man squad for the summer tour to China and Singapore, despite being linked heavily with...

Numerous lapses have been uncovered over how Singapore government ministries and agencies managed their IT systems, which include unapproved administrative changes and unauthorised third-party access. These oversights were highlighted by the Auditor-General's Office (AGO) in its annua...

BANGKOK: Some visitors entering Thailand on tourist visas have been asked to show immigration officials that they have 20,000 baht (US$595) before they are allowed into the country, news portal Thaivisa reported on Monday (Jul 17). According to the Thaivisa report, the "increased scru...

Often called 4D printing, the process of printing transformative objects is becoming increasingly popular, as researchers are seeing the potential to use such objects in areas like biomimetics and soft robotics. Up until now, however, most 4D printed structures have been designed to r...

Singapore has voided the marriage of a couple after the husband underwent a sex change, making their partnership a same-sex union that contravened the city-state’s laws, a report said Tuesday. The couple married as man and woman in 2015 but the husband underwent a sex change operation...

SINGAPORE: The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) carried out its second and largest multi-sector exercise to date on Tuesday (Jul 18), in a bid to put the country’s cyber incident management and emergency response plans to the test. Code-named Exercise Cyber Star, the event bro...

The researchers used information from Google Street View to determine what they call the "Green View Index," a rating that quantifies each city's percentage of canopy coverage based on aerial images. When the project launched in 2016, Treepedia featured 10 cities, but the team has sin...

KUALA LUMPUR — Negotiations on reviving the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement without the United States are likely to be concluded in November during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting in Manila, said Malaysian Minister of Trade and Industry Mustapa Mohamed. ...

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Mobile payments in Singapore move into the mainstream 55 minutes ago | 702 views | 0 Source: Visa The introduction of various mobile payments solutions such as mobile payWave and in-app payments have transformed the way Singaporeans conduct their daily lives – from shopping to booking...

TOKYO - Some 40 nations, including Singapore and China, have been invited to take part in the world's first global Coast Guard summit to be hosted by Japan in September. Admiral Satoshi Nakajima, the commandant of the Japan Coast Guard, told a news conference on Tuesday (July 18) that...

HANOI • Tropical storm Talas made landfall in the central Vietnamese provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh, resulting in strong winds and heavy rainfall that killed at least 14 people and destroyed thousands of houses. The storm early on Monday gradually weakened as it moved westwards. Fol...

Macedonia on Tuesday rejected suggestions it could end a row with Greece over its name by adopting an unwieldy acronym instead, saying it was as alien as the "Klingon" language in Star Trek. Athens, Brussels and the United Nations all refer to the Balkan country as the Former Yugoslav...

I suspect some could be like me – you are not a fan of durian, but don’t mind trying. I am also happy to mention that while about 30% of the dishes are durian-focused, there are other LIME signature dishes to try, from Hokkien Prawn Noodle Soup, Truffle Mac & Cheese, Lobster Risotto w...

The kitchen would first deep fry the snakehead fish bones, cook the stock for hours till it forms a white, almost-milky base. Many fish soup stalls now use the short cut by adding evaporated milk to give that creamy mouth feel, but Ka-Soh still use the labour-intensive way.